Keith Gatlin
American basketball coach and basketball player
Keith Larnell Gatlin (born December 23, 1964) is an American basketball coach and former professional player. He was one of the best players of the high school class of 1983, and committed to play college basketball for the Maryland Terrapins. After three seasons, Gatlin sat out one year during the 1986–87 season for academic reasons; he came back for his senior year in 1987–88. His 649 assists rank 3rd all-time for Maryland. After graduating from college, he went on to play professional basketball for 13 years, mainly in Europe: he led the German Bundesliga in scoring in the 1997–98 season and was named an All-Star in Greece, Germany, and France. After a 9-year experience as head coach of Wesleyan Christian Academy he was named assistant coach at High Point University.
High school career
Gatlin was born in Newark, New Jersey but later moved to the state of North Carolina: he lived in Grimesland, North Carolina and attended D. H. Conley High School in Greenville. He soon entered the varsity basketball team, playing since 1980. Under coach Shelley Marsh he became the best player of the team, and in his junior year he averaged 22 points per game.
His senior year was his most successful: he averaged 25.2 points, 9.8 rebounds, 6.2 assists, 2 blocks and 2.5 steals.
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